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The Best Sugar Cookie Recipe with Sugar Cookie Icing

tasteandtellblog.com · 2021 · 30 cookies (approximately)

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less fat than 92% of recipes and more egg than 92%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less fat than 92% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • More egg than 92% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
  • More leavening than 90% of recipes: 2.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about twice as much.
Fat: 36%, 6th percentileSugar: 64%, 49th percentileEgg: 32%, 94th percentileLeavening: 2.9%, 92nd percentileSalt: 1%, 74th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1/2 cup butter (softened)≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 tablespoon milk≈ 15 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar≈ 330 g
  • 3 tablespoons water≈ 44 g
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup≈ 21 g
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla≈ 2.1 g

flour 313 gbatter 758 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 513 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Fat36% · 6th percentile
  • Sugar64% · 49th percentile
  • Egg32% · 94th percentile
  • Leavening2.9% · 92nd percentile
  • Salt1% · 74th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
8 minutes
median 11 minutes

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